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Resolve ambiguous rules and regulations to improve office morale. Have you ever provided education to a physician only for them to get angry because they were told something different by another educator? Medicare regulations are sometimes difficult to understand and have many gray areas open to interpretation. These regulations also change frequently. As such, it’s […]
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Know where to find the proof you need to support your coding, billing, or auditing. As a medical auditor, biller, or coder, you can’t expect a physician to take kindly to you telling them how they need to document their patient encounters or why they can’t code a higher level of service. You’re going to […]
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Review emergency preparedness policies with your visiting staff. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stepped in with provider-specific guidance to help home health and hospice agencies prepare and operate in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitor for Signs and Symptoms HHAs should be monitoring the health status of everyone (patients/residents/visitors/staff/etc.) in […]
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Official diagnosis coding guidance for 2019 healthcare encounters and deaths associated with e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) was released Oct. 17. Until we have more specific codes, we are instructed to “Assign as many codes, as appropriate.” According to this ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines – Supplement “Coding encounters related to E-cigarette, […]
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The Report reads: "The patient was placed in the supine position with the affected limb, with the shoulder in abduction and internal rotation, and the elbow flexed. We therefore, cleaned the radial aspect of the right elbow with chlorhexidine in the usual sterile fashion. We identified the right lateral epicondyle under ultrasound guidance. we advanced the 27-gauge needle. There was positive activation of the ulnar hypothenar muscle of the hand with the Stimuplex needle in place. Then had a negative aspiration and injected a total of 4 mL of lidocaine 1 %, as well as 40 mg of Depo-Medrol. Needle was removed. Dressing was applied."
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CMS clarifies immediate jeopardy, creates surveyor tool, and offers public online training. Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM 100-07), Appendix Q, are intended to help federal and state inspectors quickly identify violations of health and safety regulations. In a March 5 blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said new […]
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CTA brain is ordered prior to GammaKnife treatment for AVM(arteriovenous malformation), how can we bill the CTA brain service without interpretaion by a radiologist? Do we use CPT 77011 or CPT 70496-TC?
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